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3 Letter Words With L

This verified list contains 66 CORE words with L, plus 21 entries in the broader extended tier.

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66CORE words
21extended words
87verified matches
5.0average CORE score

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Vowels per word

  1. 0 vowels4 words
  2. 1 vowel52 words
  3. 2 vowels10 words

Repeated letters

11%

7 of 66 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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3 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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3 Letter Words With adjacent AL7 CORE · 4 extendedale, all, gal, pal3 Letter Words With adjacent EL6 CORE · 3 extendedeel, elf, elk, elm3 Letter Words With adjacent FL2 CORE · 0 extendedflu, fly3 Letter Words With adjacent IL7 CORE · 0 extendedail, ilk, ill, nil3 Letter Words With adjacent KL0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent LA10 CORE · 3 extendedlab, lad, lag, lap3 Letter Words With adjacent LB2 CORE · 0 extendedalb, lbw3 Letter Words With adjacent LD1 CORE · 1 extendedold3 Letter Words With adjacent LE7 CORE · 5 extendedale, led, lee, leg3 Letter Words With adjacent LF1 CORE · 0 extendedelf3 Letter Words With adjacent LI7 CORE · 0 extendedlid, lie, lii, lip3 Letter Words With adjacent LK2 CORE · 0 extendedelk, ilk3 Letter Words With adjacent LL3 CORE · 0 extendedall, ill, ell3 Letter Words With adjacent LM1 CORE · 0 extendedelm3 Letter Words With adjacent LO7 CORE · 0 extendedlob, log, lop, lot3 Letter Words With adjacent LP1 CORE · 0 extendedalp3 Letter Words With adjacent LT1 CORE · 0 extendedalt3 Letter Words With adjacent LU3 CORE · 1 extendedflu, lug, lux3 Letter Words With adjacent LV1 CORE · 0 extendedlvi3 Letter Words With adjacent LX1 CORE · 0 extendedlxi3 Letter Words With adjacent LY4 CORE · 0 extendedfly, lye, ply, sly3 Letter Words With adjacent OL4 CORE · 2 extendedcol, old, pol, sol3 Letter Words With adjacent PL1 CORE · 0 extendedply3 Letter Words With adjacent SL1 CORE · 0 extendedsly3 Letter Words With adjacent UL0 CORE · 2 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent WL2 CORE · 0 extendedowl, awl

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How to use 3-letter words with L

The CORE list contains 66 3-letter words with L in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 21 extended entries.

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How many 3-letter words contain L?

This verified set contains 66 CORE words and 21 extended words, for 87 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this L group?

The 66 CORE words average 5.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these L words often repeat letters?

7 of 66 CORE words repeat at least one letter.